Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 175 Goodbye

Sister Jin said, "If you only think about it that way, you'll definitely feel like you're losing out. But don't you think about how they all paid money, and they still made money, didn't they?"

Li Na shook her head and sighed, saying, "You wouldn't understand how rich people think. Sigh, Old Zhao has been finding fault with everything these past two days, and he's cursed at me twice already. Why else would I be hiding here with you?"

Jin asked, "Why are you being criticized for supporting something?"

Li Na said, "The floor wasn't clean, there was water. The plates weren't set out properly. And that trainee of yours, what's his name? Yang Changjiu? This afternoon he took a bottle of dish soap from downstairs to wash his clothes, and Old Zhao happened to see him. He gave him a good scolding, not only him, but me too! I was so angry! And that Wang Liqun from Suizhong, he and Zhang Li hit it off. You know, if you hit it off, you should just date! But up in the lobby, behind that pillar, they were kissing and touching each other, and Old Zhao caught them too. It's all my fault! Who the hell did I offend?!"

Jin Jie covered her mouth and giggled, while Li Na sat on the bed with one hand on her hip, gesturing as if venting her frustration.

After talking for a while, and having vented her emotions, Li Na said, "Hey, Lao Xia and Lao Zhang, you're leaving tomorrow after your exams, so let's go shopping together today and have a meal out, you can treat us."

Xiao Wei asked Sister Jin, "Who is Zhang Li?"

Sister Jin said, "That tall guy who was helping me with the side dishes, didn't you talk to him?"

Xia Maosheng grinned lewdly and said, "The one without eyebrows, right? He's several sizes bigger than Wang Liqun. Wow, they're eye to eye."

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and said, "I can remember what Zhang Li looks like. She's quite big, a head taller than me. Who's Wang Liqun?"

Xia Maosheng said, "That one, the one furthest inside the front of the upper bunk, thin and small, with a high nose bridge, speaks with a nasal voice, like a woman, he has a big parted hairstyle and thinks he's so handsome, and he always brags that he can't do that back home, everyone calls him Eagle or something, that one."

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and shook his head: "I don't remember, but I'd recognize people if I saw them."

Xia Maosheng started chuckling to himself as he thought about it. Sister Jin said, "What's wrong? Why are you laughing like that?"

Xia Maosheng was laughing so hard he could hardly breathe. He said, "I was just thinking, hehehe, how do Wang Liqun and Zhang Li sleep? Hehehehe, does it have to be like, 'Ouch, my stomach hurts,' haha, does it have to be like, 'Put a ladle in a big ladle,' hahahaha."

Jin Jie, lying on the table, started giggling. Li Na, blushing, said, "Xia Maosheng, you've gone too far! You say everything. Besides, is there really such a big difference?" She then burst out laughing and grabbed Jin Jie's pillow to hit Xia Maosheng.

Xiao Wei said, "Is it really that ridiculous?"

Xia Maosheng pointed at Xiao Wei and said, "His wife is taller than him too, hahaha." The three of them burst into laughter, while Xiao Wei stood to the side, looking utterly exasperated.

After laughing for a while, Li Na put Jin Jie's pillow back on the bed, smoothed her hair, and said, "You said you were treating, don't interrupt. Are you treating or not?"

Xia Maosheng, clutching his stomach, squatted down by the desk, panting. He nodded and said, "Please, how about tomorrow? We both have things to do today. Let's go out for a trip after the exam tomorrow."

Li Na said, "Okay, you said it, don't try to fool me."

Xia Maosheng stood up, supporting himself on the desk, and nodded, saying, "I'm not lying. Ouch, my stomach hurts."

Sister Jin asked, "You're going back after the exams, right? Are you coming back to Fengtian?"

Xiao Wei said, "Of course I have to come, my wife is here. And I definitely have to come over often to run errands or buy things, so what?"

Sister Jin said, "It's nothing, I just asked. I've only met her once, and I'd be a little nervous if I never saw her again."

Li Na said, "Yeah, that's true. The key is that we're together every day, so it really feels strange to suddenly be separated. What are you two up to this afternoon?"

Xia Maosheng said, "I'm going to Dadong to take care of some business. I have an appointment with someone. We'll go out after the exam tomorrow. I'm not kidding you."

Sister Jin grabbed Li Na's arm and said, "Hey, Li Na, how about we turn on the hotel projector tomorrow and sing some songs, okay?"

Li Na said, "What's the point of singing in all this noise? You want to sing?"

Sister Jin said, "Why don't we eat first? It's awfully cold outside. Let's all get together and have some fun, since we're all leaving soon."

Li Na said, "Okay, we're not open tomorrow anyway. I just don't know if Lao Zhao will be able to come. He'll probably yell at me again, won't he?"

After exchanging a few more casual words, Sister Jin started working. Xiao Wei, Xia Maosheng, and Li Na went upstairs. Li Na went to the restaurant to work, while Xiao Wei and Xia Maosheng went out to return to Nanhu.

They went to the market to buy some vegetables, and the two of them went inside to cook and wash the vegetables to prepare lunch.

I was putting the rice in the pot and chopping vegetables when the door opened and Xiaohong came back. She said, "You two are back! How did things go?"

While chopping vegetables, Xiaowei said, "It's alright, that's what they said. Let's see if we can sign the agreement the day after tomorrow. That'll be it before the New Year, we won't be able to do anything."

Xiaohong changed her shoes, threw her schoolbag on the chair, walked to the kitchen doorway, leaned against the doorframe, and said, "It's done? What were the terms?"

Xiao Wei is putting potatoes and green beans into the pot to stew pork belly.

Xia Maosheng squatted on the ground washing vegetables and said, "As originally agreed, he provides the equipment and teachers, and he doesn't take a cut of the profits from the classes, but you have to buy equipment and raw materials from him. That boss is quite generous."

Xiao Hong laughed and said, "You two, the shorter one stands and cuts, while the taller one hunches over and washes. Can't you switch? It's tiring to watch."

Xiao Wei said, "He can do everything, he just wants me to practice more. What? You think I'm too short?"

Xia Maosheng burst out laughing, sat down on the ground, leaned against the wall with his legs spread apart, and laughed while still holding vegetables in his hands.

Xiao Hong was bewildered by Xia Maosheng's laughter and asked, "What's going on?"

Xiao Wei kicked Xia Maosheng with a dark face: "Get up, you've got water all over yourself, what are you laughing at?"

Xia Maosheng threw the vegetables into the basin, stood up while leaning against the wall, and said to Xiao Hong, "There's a guy from Suizhong in our class who's even thinner and smaller than Xiaowei. He's fallen for the vegetable preparer at the Cultural Palace Restaurant. Zhang Li is even taller and bigger than you. We were talking about this at the Cultural Palace today. Oh my, it's hilarious."

Xiao Hong said with a smile, "Don't say this in front of Xiao Wei. It's a pain he'll never forget, and he might even turn against you."

Xiao Wei chopped at the cutting board with a knife and said, "Are you two even capable? If you have nothing better to do, go mop the floor."

Xiao Hong and Xia Maosheng laughed together.

"Bang, bang, bang!" The door rang. Xiao Hong turned to open it, saying, "It must be Chen Hui. He always bangs on the door, and he won't change no matter what I say." Sure enough, Chen Hui walked in with a smile, followed by Chen Xiao carrying a small red bag. Chen Xiao greeted Xiao Hong with a smile, "Xiao Hong."

"Oh, all done! Thanks for your hard work, you two. What are we having for lunch?" Chen Hui changed his shoes and strolled to the kitchen doorway to look inside.

Xiao Wei asked, "Where did you two go?"

Chen Hui leaned against the door frame, smoothed his hair, and said, "I went around to Hong Ji, Da Qing Hua, Dong Lai Shun, Hong Kong-style roast goose, and Ah Er Liang Tang. I took a look around. Xiao Wei, you're right, big restaurants are indeed not simple. I didn't pay attention before, but after looking at them carefully today, I suddenly feel a lot of pressure."

I can't hold on any longer, I'll take a nap. I still have more this afternoon.

(End of this chapter)